Quotes About Self-control

Even when a drunk guy, a program director, was slurring his words and telling me what to do with my career, I didn't react to him in a negative way. You kind of have to joke back with them to put them in their place.

I chose not to react to everyone's opinion.

When someone mistreats you, the correct reaction is not to go out and do something to destroy somebody else's property.

Trolls want reactions. Don't become a bully because they're bullying you!

When I look back on my knee-jerk reactions now, I realize I should have just taken a breath.

I can be pretty reactive, and I've learned over time to be less reactive: to stop and think before I make decisions.

You know how you feel when you get full? Well, I don't get full. I can eat a lot. Mike and I were in Italy for 10 days, and I put on 8 pounds. So in real life, I have to make sure I'm not eating just to eat.

In real life, I know to filter all my jerk opinions and my jerk thoughts and my jerk desires.

I am really trying not to eat cheese at night. It's become a real problem and I have now got high cholesterol. I have to do something about it.

I find it very hard to be disciplined. But working on something is a real reason to test yourself and go for it all the way.

I thought, 'I don't really drink that much.' But when you stop completely it is a shocker. You realise that a glass here, going to a function there, they all tot up.

When I would meditate, I realised I could master my mind.

I have realised that it's important to be a sport, be nice, and know what to speak and when.

I'm realising now that I can't just blurt things out.

I have a rule that I won't Google my own name.

Sometimes, the best shots you can put up are the ones when you don't shoot the ball - you gotta give your legs a rest sometimes.

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

He that would govern others, first should be Master of himself.

From getting good grades when I was growing up to finishing college to respecting my elders to the discipline that I have - everything can go back to martial arts.

A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.

I am not too much greedy.

The point is that you can't be too greedy.

I don't understand anorexia; I'm too greedy to ever not eat... I just can't do it.

I'm naturally greedy and would end up the size of a house if I ate all I wanted all of the time.